British boffinry supremo Stephen Hawking will guest star in US hit comedy show The Big Bang Theory next month.
The programme's maker CBS confirmed it had signed up the famed theoretical physicist, well known for writing bestseller A Brief History of Time. The broadcaster said Hawking, 70, will appear in an episode that airs …

Re: Past cameos?

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Re: Only in America (or Iran) does it need "Theory" in title "The Big Bang Theory"

"Theory" deserves to be in the title, as it is "The Big Bang Theory". The word theory in science is not just something we think is correct, it is the best expression of the observable facts with regard to a subject. A theory is the highest point in scientific terms. (Well a proof is above that, but it is really restricted to maths)

Not to be confused with the common use of the word to express a semantic theory, which is then muddled up with a hypothesis to create the term, it is just a "theory"

Re: Only in America (or Iran) does it need "Theory" in title "The Big Bang Theory"

You are correct; whilst in English it is common for a single word to have multiple potential meanings, in various scientific fields such as Physics [and all its sub fields], most words have a single meaning.

In this case "Theory" means "A scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment. Such fact-supported theories are not "guesses" but reliable accounts of the real world."

Stephen Hawking also made a "surprise" phone call to Jim Carrey during an interview on Conan O'Brien, too. I remember that because awesome.

Knowing his sense of humor (from lectures and his appearances in media), I'm not surprised at this in the least, and am happy for TBBT fans. (I watch and occasionally enjoy, and I think I'll enjoy this.)

business a bit slow between theories I suppose.

Re: business a bit slow between theories I suppose.

Thin Skin Much?

Yes, TBBT plays on stereotypes. The anal-retentive ubergeek, the engineer who lives with his mother*, the nerd who's too shy to talk to women*... these are Geek stereotypes, and as such have som not-insignifficant basis in truth.

On the flip-side, this is a show about geeks, *in the starring roles*; not as the scrawny kid who gets picked on that the star defends, showing that he is a good person. They are not the geeks that turn sour and become a villain, nor is it the portrayal of a geek that learns to shed their geekdom for popularity and "success". In short, this is the most positive portrayal of geeks in mainstream media I have ever seen.